Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1968, page 10

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Cruighursl Branch of lhe Women's Institute invited all the grandmother; in the communily to their Grand- mothers' meeting, presenled them with n corsage and a W.l. progrumr Front Iell â€" Mrs. R. McCracken, Mrs. A. Mowfarlh, Mrs. H. Coward, Mrs. A. Snider, Mrs. |.. Handy. Buck lelt â€" Mrs. G, Kirlun, Mrs. H. Glades, Mrs. E. Pedlingham, Mrs. E. Ellsmere, Mrs. S. Slnlon. Mrs, R. Kendrick. Scholarship Report Mrs. John Charlton, presenting the report of F.W.I.O. Scholarship Committee reported 26 Districts, Counties and Areas have a $2,000 each investment in scholarships. The Dorothy Futcher and Florence P. Eadie scholarships are owned by F.W.I.O. On April 27th, 22 District scholarships were ratified and on May 6th the chairmen of the various areas were notified of these. The Scholarship Committee met on Monday evening to study applications. The winners of 1967 F.W.I.O. scholarships are: Algomaâ€"Miss Bette Jean Connell, R.R. 1, Bruce Mines; Prince Edwardâ€"Miss Susan Alyea, RR. 2. Hillier; East Northumberlandâ€" Miss Ena McCulloch, RR. 4. Campbellford; West Northumberlandâ€"Miss Elaine Baptist, RR. 1, Coldsprings; Manitoulinâ€"Miss Evelyn Long, Nurses’ Residence, Plummet Memorial Public Hospital. Sault Ste. Marie; Florence P. Eadieâ€"Miss Brenda Alexander, RR. 1, Conn; and Dorothy Futcherâ€"Miss Carol May Hart- ley. RR. 3. Princeton. In this centennial year, 15 entrance awards of $150 each were presented to the following girls entering the Home Economics course: Miss Betty Lou Cowell, Lombardy; Miss Nan Green, RR. 1, Eganville; Miss Brenda Link, RR. 4, Winchester; Miss Margaret Anderson. RR. 5, Shelburne: Miss Louise Ferguson, RR. 1. Clifford; Miss Sandra Webster, RR. 6, Lind- say; Miss Kathryn Field. R.R. 2, Nanticoke; Miss Elizabeth Shaver. RR. 1, Millgrove; Miss Darlene Barenowsky, RR. 1, Waterford; Miss Carolyn Lane, Barrie Island; Miss Margaret Yule,- 56 Nin Drive, Sault Ste. Marie; Miss bonnie Wilson, R.R. 4, Markdale; Miss Chris- tine Hoffman, R.R. 5, Stratford; Miss Sylvia Parliament, R.R. 2, Cannin ton' and M‘ Sheila McCUne, Waldemar. g ’ Iss 10 Home Economics Service Miss Helen McKercher, Director n: [he Home Economics Branch. Ontario Dep-d mum of Agriculture and Food congratulatr! mt. Women’s Institutes for the magnificent jt.‘ me. have done for centennial year and fc their support of 4-H Homemaking Clubs. ML. are 5,000 volunteer leaders in Omar. 1nd approximately 95% of 4-H Clubs are '._.m_ en’s Institute sponsored. There were 14‘ um. 4-H Clubs in 1967, 1,500 more club git W about 23,000 unit completions. “Yonr interest in the girls means more than M gifts for club members," Miss McKerch- 1,de She stressed that the Royal Trip for 4-l- .1. ers is not intended to be a teaching ses Ur leaders‘ conference but recognition for .5” voluntary leadership. Referring to changes, the Director rer Cd that it is difficult to keep 24 projects to date. “We are aware of this but the int 1.]. tion is still all right. The supper club inc which is going to be rewritten.” Requesting early choosing of Distrit \nâ€" nual dates, Miss McKercher urged th. 4.. tricts apply for a speaker if they want we- one to speak on Home Economics or Ii .llE work; if you don’t, do not apply. MlSS McKercher continued, “We he he expression ‘experience is a good teacht ‘Ul is the world around us now, the worlt‘ um L‘l'C which we drew our experience? Import .n the problems now being created are, our 17t- ing about these problems is what really . .lYou are leaders," she challenged the .rd Directors. “Human relationship is yo He- haviour and mine, our attitudes, our :5. our beliefs. How we feel about others I m- municated, and your job and mine is 11g examples for others and setting the im; in Institutes. As we live and thereby tea: we become each day more effectiVe,” sh in cluded. Ontario Food Council Mrs. Austin Zoeller reported on the f. He Food Council, a division of the Departn" Ol Agriculture and Food which meets fou: M" a year to discuss problems and considc u‘n' cerns of consumers. This year member in- ducted an ‘in store’ survey in their hon lb- tricts and were asked to be alert reg W11 imported products and to consider prit it‘d quality. It was learned that imports 5L in Australian lamb and canned meats are l" >ll.‘ subsidized, allowing them to be priced “‘0‘ than comparative Ontario produce. ML '0” were alerted to the many sizes of brc N cereal containers, and others. This committee met in Vineland in Sc; 3"" her, were taken on field trips and given a Iple HOME AND COU. I’RY

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